*Oprah voice* YOU GET A SHARED UNIVERSE! YOU GET A SHARED UNIVERSE! EVERYBODY GETS A SHARED UNIVERSE!!! Ever since Iron Man, Captain America and friends started showing up in each other’s movies to great success, Hollywood has found itself gripped by a shared universe fever. After several false starts and fumbles, DC\Warner Bros are getting their own foot in the …
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If there’s one thing that Battleship proved, it’s that Rihanna can’t act. Oh and that lots of people will go watch a movie based on an old board game, even if it’s only related to its source in the most ephemeral way possible. But if Battleship can pull in $309 million with that tenuous link, then Ouija should be like a baker’s Jack …
Unless you only hung out in the dingy corners of the internet where they discuss weird, unsightly, taboo things like Darryn, you probably heard yesterday’s bit of fan-enraging news surrounding Fox’s planned Fantastic Four reboot. During an interview with Esquire LatinoAmerica, star Kate Mara – who plays Sue Storm aka the Invisible Woman – reportedly said some very silly things. Things …
Greed. Retribution. Cash. A leftover plot thread from Arnold Scwharzenegger’s The Last Stand. Do I really need to say anything else in order to get you interested in this trailer for Jean Claude Van Damme’s Swelter? Last Updated: July 17, 2014
I first saw 12 Monkeys way back in the late 90s on a dodgy VHS tape, and that movie made buggerall sense to me. Fast forward a few years later, and a DVD copy that I ended up watching still left me scratching my head in befuddlement. That’s because 12 Monkeys is one hell of a mind-f**k of a movie. …
There’s been a lot of hustle over the last couple of months on the Avengers sequel. We’ve heard how Iron Man needs a break, seen Captain America debut some swanky new threads and read up on new additions Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. What we haven’t seen however, is any news on the big bad himself, Ultron. Well I got …
When it comes everybody’s favourite Jacob Zuma stunt doubles heroes on the half shell, my personal sentiment towards the new Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: LA) directed live-action feature film has seen more ups and downs than a prostitute’s underwear. While I initially balked at the thought of a new movie, and the talk about “alien turtles” had my fan-rage mutating to new …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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